Belize Weather Forecast: February 8, 2012

General Situation: Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just before or after this post!
Belize NMS:
Our airflow will become less moist as a weakening surface trough moves out of the region over the next 12hrs.
24-hour forecast:
Cloudy skies with some sunny breaks today. Tonight skies will be partly cloudy. A few showers will occur mainy over the sea and along the coast this morning, then moved to inland areas where an isolated thunderstorm is also possible.
Winds: Northwest less than 10 knots at first, then becoming north to northeast at 5 to 15kts.
Marine Forecast: Light chop - choppy. Waves: 2-4 ft.; few showers.
Sea Surface Temp (ºF): 79
Outlook:
For Thursday morning thru to Friday morning is for partly cloudy skies. Shower activity will be isolated.
Weekly Forecast: It should continue generally fair this working week. The showers over the
past weekend were concentrated mostly offshore and over some parts of the
central and northern coast, as a tropical low pressure system formed just
offshore Northern Belize. This feature then tracked NNE on Monday and
today, weakening off western coast of Cuba.
Tropical Weather Outlook:
The 2011 hurricane season ended on Nov. 30th; unless any tropical cyclone forms, there will be no further reports until 2012.

Yep - our cistern overflowed. To be in February with a full cistern is a completely new experience. To have flourishing gardens at this time of year is a delight. What a change from last year! I'm keeping my "unsinkable" boat parked in shallow water these days.